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Rose Bowl (1936)

APPROVED 75 min  -  Comedy | Romance | Sport  -   30 October 1936 (USA)
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Paddy O'Riley and Ossie Merrill, Bellport high school football heroes, enroll in distant colleges; Paddy at a small school in the East... See full summary »

Director:

Charles Barton

Writers:

Marguerite Roberts (screenplay), Francis Wallace (story)
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Cast

Cast overview:
Eleanore Whitney Eleanore Whitney ...
'Cheers' Reynolds
Tom Brown Tom Brown ...
Paddy O'Riley
Buster Crabbe ...
Ossie Merrill (as Larry Crabbe)
William Frawley William Frawley ...
'Soapy' Moreland
Benny Baker Benny Baker ...
Nydia Westman Nydia Westman ...
Susie Reynolds
Priscilla Lawson Priscilla Lawson ...
Florence Taylor
Adrian Morris Adrian Morris ...
Doc
Jimmy Conlin Jimmy Conlin ...
Browning Hills
Nick Lukats Nick Lukats ...
Donovan
Ellen Drew ...
Mary Arnold (as Terry Ray)
Dennis O'Keefe Dennis O'Keefe ...
Jones (as Bud Flanagan)
Peter Potter Peter Potter ...
Holt (as William Moore)
Robert Paige Robert Paige ...
Football Player (as David Newell)
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Storyline

Paddy O'Riley and Ossie Merrill, Bellport high school football heroes, enroll in distant colleges; Paddy at a small school in the East, where he is barely a substitute, and Ossie at a powerhouse-football school, where he is an instant star and all-American candidate. They leave behind Cheers Reynolds, who is fond of Paddy, who works in her family's drugstore, but she loves Ossie almost as much as he loves himself. Paddy makes friends with team fullback Dutch Schultz, who accompanies him on vacation, and they arrive back in Bellport just as Ossie is also coming home on break. Florence Taylor is also in town on a film junket. Unknown to any of the others, Paddy and Florence had gone to high school together. Back at school and three years later, Paddy and Dutch learn that their football team could get invited to the coveted Rose Bowl to play against Ossie's team, if it could get enough publicity (pre-BCS days) that would attract a large crowd... Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Team | Football | College | Publicity | High School  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Sport

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

O'Riley's Luck See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. See more »

Soundtracks

"Love in Bloom"
Written by Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin See more »